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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7041068 | Sampling module device and method A tissue penetration device and method of using same that may include a lancet module or sampling module. The sampling module may optionally be in a cartridge configuration and include sampling and analyzing functions, which may be integrated. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039541 | Method for controlling a test bench In a test bench design consisting at least of an internal combustion engine (1) having its own sensor technology, actuator technology and control devices, a dynamometric brake (2), and a test bench computer (5) controlling the internal combustio... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032462 | Mass flow measurement device A mass flow measurement device includes a flow sensor tube and a housing having the flow sensor tube situated therein. A drive device is positioned outside the housing for vibrating the flow sensor tube, and at least one pick off sensor is situated relative to the f... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025774 | Tissue penetration device A tissue penetration device and method of using same. The tissue penetration device may optionally include sampling and analyzing functions, which may be integrated. An embodiment provides control of a lancet used for sampling blood. Electric field coils or solenoid... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026946 | Method and apparatus for sensing seat occupancy Method and apparatus for identifying and categorizing the weight and characteristics of the occupant currently occupying a vehicle seat. The method for identifying and categorizing the occupant or object involves measuring the deflection of the upper surface of the ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021161 | Gear bearing for a steering wheel position sensor An improved conventional steering wheel position sensor including a housing, a main gear, an auxiliary gear enmeshed with the main gear and a ring shield at the auxiliary gear. A ring shield wall of the ring shield has a low rise portion adjacent the main gear and a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018002 | Motor vehicle master cylinder with device for detecting actuation of a braking system The invention proposes a master cylinder 1 with a device for detecting actuation of a braking system. The detection device is fixed to a body 2 of the master cylinder 1 at a pressure chamber 5. The detection device comprises a magnetic ci... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009328 | Piezoelectric/electrostrictive device made of piezoelectric/electrostrictive film and manufacturing method There is disclosed a piezoelectric/electrostrictive device made of piezoelectric/electrostrictive film which includes: a substrate section; and an operation section disposed on the substrate section and constituted of a piezoelectric/electrostrictive film and an ele... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007976 | Seatbelt lock casing with an integrated force-sensing device Seatbelt lock casing with an integrated force-sensing device for measuring a belt tensile force acting on a seatbelt lock, containing a moving anchor that protrudes through an opening formed in a front wall of the casing and has a stop that restricts the movement of... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000488 | Force-sensing unit for measuring a belt tensile force acting on a seatbelt lock Force-sensing unit for measuring a belt tensile force acting on a seatbelt lock, including a casing with an opening formed in a front side, and further including a moving anchor which is located in the casing and which protrudes through the opening and which has a s... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978687 | Seat belt tension sensor A seat belt tension sensor for sensing tension in a seat belt. The sensor includes a main plate and a travel member moveable relative to the main plate against a spring force. A sensor provides an output in response to the relative movement indicative of the tension... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6945126 | Rotation sensor A rotation sensor functioning as both a rotation-angle sensor and a torque sensor is provided which, when applied to a steering sensor for an automobile, for example, permits reduction in the number of components and thus in the weight of the automobile and contribu... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938500 | Spindle test apparatus and method An apparatus and method for testing a spindle are provided. The apparatus includes a rotational load device and a linear load device. The rotational load device is connected to the spindle via a shaft and configured to rotationally load the spindle. The linear load ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937143 | Passenger detecting apparatus for vehicle The present invention relates to a vehicle passenger detecting apparatus capable of detecting an unoccupied-seat state through the use of existing signals in a vehicle and correcting an unoccupied-seat reference value with a simple configuration. In a case in which ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6915708 | Device for detecting force acting on a vehicle wheel A device for detecting force acting on a vehicle wheel, is mounted in a vehicle and includes a disc wheel, and a vehicle body having a hub as a retaining body that rotatably retains the vehicle wheel integrally with the disc wheel and in which the disc wheel is moun... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908310 | Slip ring assembly with integral position encoder A plurality of contact rings are supported in spaced relation on a cylindrical body about a common axis. A housing is located adjacent the contact rings and is configured to permit relative rotation between the contact rings and the housing about the common axis. A ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907794 | Torque measuring apparatus for rotating body A torque measuring apparatus includes a rotor having a hollow body portion formed between a drive-side flange portion and a load-side flange portion. Light emitting elements are disposed on a periphery of the rotor, for emitting optical signals based on an output fr... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906700 | 3D controller with vibration A hand operated controller or converter structured for allowing hand inputs to be converted or translated into electrical outputs, the controller structured with a plate or platform moveable relative to a base or housing about two mutually perpendicular axes general... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906472 | Articles with flashing lights Illuminating devices may be added to clothing and accessories worn by persons. Articles to which the illuminating devices may be added include footwear, hair-control articles, belts, suspenders, backpacks, purses, book-bags, vests and the like. The illuminating devi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903721 | Method and apparatus for compensating for position slip in interface devices Method and apparatus for compensating for position slip in interface devices that may occur between a manipulandum and a sensor of the device due to a mechanical transmission. A device position delta is determined from a sensed position of a manipulandum of an inter... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6898988 | Integrated load cell system An integrated loadcell system, having a loadcell body having a leg connected to a spanning member, the leg having a transducer mounted thereto and a housing coupled to the loadcell body forming a wheatstone bridge circuit with the transducer; where an output of the ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6886418 | Integrally formed flexure pivot for a force-measuring device, and force-transfer mechanism with the flexure pivot A flexure pivot in the form of a thin material connection formed as a result of adjacent material-free spaces is disclosed, as is a force-transfer mechanism for use in a force-measuring device, in particular a balance, containing at least one flexure pivot of the af... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874377 | Sensor package for flush mounting of a sensor A sensor package having a force sensing element and a housing. The force sensing element has an element surface, a well, a first and second shelves within the well. The housing has a housing surface. The first and second shelves of the housing are arranged to suppor... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874378 | Pressure transducer A pressure transducer suitable for use as a component of a passive occupant detection system installed in a passenger vehicle. The transducer comprises first and second contact members separated by a spacing member. The first contact member has on a surface thereof ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6871553 | Integrating fluxgate for magnetostrictive torque sensors A torque sensing apparatus for picking up a magnetic field of a magnetostrictive material disposed on a shaft, the torque sensing apparatus having: a first integrating ring; a second integrating ring; a first fluxgate return strip and a second fluxgate return strip ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6862942 | Surface pressure distribution sensor A surface pressure distribution sensor includes a row-line portion and a column-line portion that face each other with a certain spacing therebetween by a spacer. The row-line portion includes a glass substrate, multiple row lines formed on the glass substrate so as... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860145 | Chassis dynamometer A motorized chassis dynamometer machine. In one embodiment, the dynamometer machine includes a fixed frame assembly. At least one roller assembly is mounted on the fixed frame assembly. At least one independent motor assembly is connected to each roller assembly. Th... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6843141 | Hand-held power tool with a torque cut-off device A hand-held power tool includes a torque cut-off device (2) for presetting a torque of the driving shaft (3) of the hand-held power tool and formed as a control device (4) having a rotatable control sleeve (5) including a control cam (... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6837114 | Three-dimensional measure device with air bearings A three-dimensional measure device with air bearings includes a base member having a platform horizontally securely thereon. A bridge is slidably mounted on the platform and moved along a first dimension. The bridge includes a first support and a second support resp... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6838806 | Vibratory in-plane tunneling gyroscope A gyroscope comprising: a proof mass; a frame supporting the proof mass; a connection arrangement connecting the proof mass and the frame, the connection arrangement having a first stiffness in a first direction and a second stiffness in a second direction substanti... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6813937 | Method and apparatus for micromachines, microstructures, nanomachines and nanostructures Parts and structures are described for micro and nano machines and the creation of macro structures with nano and micro layers of special materials to provide improved performance. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6810751 | Method and apparatus for vascular durability and fatigue testing A vascular prosthesis tester (10) for inducing stresses upon a vascular prosthesis (22) having a channel extending through the vascular prosthesis is disclosed. The tester includes a pump (18) adaptable to pressurize a fluid disposed within the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6776056 | Seat belt tension sensor A seat belt tension sensor for measuring the magnitude of tension in a seat belt. The seat belt tension sensor has a housing with a cavity. An anchor plate has a portion located in the cavity. The housing moves relative to the anchor plate between a first position a... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6768065 | Sensor device for a vehicle seat A sensor device (11) for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, has at least one sensor (15) for the detection of forces inside the vehicle seat. The vehicle seat has at least one bearing area between two components that are mobile relativ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6725734 | Rotation sensor A rotation sensor functioning as both a rotation-angle sensor and a torque sensor is provided which, when applied to a steering sensor for an automobile, for example, permits reduction in the number of components and thus in the weight of the automobile and contribu... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6694828 | Torque sensor for a turning shaft A device includes at least one magnetic field generator placed on a first plane of a right section of a shaft and at least one magnetic field detector placed in a second plane of a right section of the shaft. The detector produces a signal proportional to... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6644117 | Electro-mechanical component and method for producing the same An electromechanical component consists of a polymeric body comprising a mechanically active part with a spring and a frame, and of a metal layer which encompasses the spring substantially completely so as to mechanically stabilize the same. The electrome... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6640651 | Torque detector The present invention makes it possible to detect efficiently and accurately small torque. A torque detector includes a first shaft portion (first torque detecting portion), a first strain gage, a second shaft portion (second torque detecting portion), an... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6622576 | Torque sensor having period detection means A torque sensor is provided with a coil whose inductance changes in accordance with variation in torque acting on an object. The torque is detected on the basis of the inductance of the coil. Specifically, the torque sensor includes a first oscillation ci... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6619133 | Semiconductor pressure sensor and its manufacturing method That portion of an n-type single-crystal Si layer 1 which corresponds to a pressure-sensitive region is etched to an SiO2 layer 2 by using the SiO2 layer 2 as an etching stopper layer. The SiO2 layer 2 exposed by this etch... | 09/16/2003 |
